High Wind in Buena Vista, Iowa

High Wind January 21, 2026 · Buena Vista, Iowa

63 mph

Measured gust (55 kt)

What the National Weather Service wrote

Sustained winds reached 40 to 48 mph with gusts as high as 63 mph 2 miles south of Storm Lake.

The wider storm

Winds behind yet another arctic front reached speeds from 40 to 50 mph with gusts as high as 60 to 70 mph across northwest Iowa. When periods of light snowfall occurred that would total around one inch or less, gusty winds produced considerable near blizzard to blizzard conditions.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1315457. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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